Genre: Fiction

A prize of $5,000 and publication in Chautauqua is given annually for a single work of fiction or nonfiction by an emerging writer displaying “daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imaginations.” The winner will also receive a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in the summer. Writers who have not published a book of over 15,000 words in any prose genre are eligible. Submissions may consist of unpublished work or work published no earlier than April 2024. Submit a manuscript of up to 15,000 words totaling no more than 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication by Sarabande Books are given annually for a poetry collection, a work of fiction, and an essay collection. For the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, using only the online submission system, submit a poetry collection of at least 48 pages with a $34 entry fee by February 15. Diane Seuss will judge. For the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, using only the online submission system, submit a collection of stories or novellas or a short novel of 150 to 250 pages with a $34 entry fee by February 15. Ed Park will judge. For the Sarabande Prize in the Essay, using only the online submission system, submit an essay collection of 150 to 250 pages with a $34 entry fee by February 15. Leslie Jamison will judge. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

A prize of $1,500, publication by High Frequency Press, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a novel or a short story collection. The winner will also receive film and television agent referrals to agencies such as Creative Artist Agency and Curtis Brown. Shanna McNair and Scott Wolven will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of up to 110,000 words with a $35 entry fee by February 3. Visit the website for complete guidelines.